NSF award 2532438 · Wentworth Institute of Tech

LEAPS-MPS: Exploring New Physics with More Accurate Signals from Cosmic Strings

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29 December 2027

in 437 days · The award ends on 31 August 2027.

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Award number: 2532438
Period of support: 15 Sep 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
Amount: $196,670
Awardee: Wentworth Institute of Tech, Boston, MA
Program: OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC
Directorate: MPS

Abstract

The recent evidence for a gravitational wave background is one of the most significant discoveries for cosmology since LIGO first saw gravitational waves from merging black holes. The gravitational-wave background is a ‘hum’ filling space, much like background conversation in a crowded room. And just like a crowded room, it can be hard to pick out a single voice—but easier if it’s the voice of someone you know. The…

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